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Unlocking Climate Action: A Systematic Review of Pathways to Climate‐Friendly Cities Through Behavioral Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Maintaining planetary borders is crucial to prevent significant Earth system shifts. Climate change, primarily driven by carbon emissions, necessitates reducing urban carbon footprints. Cities contribute significantly to emissions, and citizens play a crucial role in creating ecologically sustainable cities by changing attitudes.
Naghmeh Mohammadpourlima, Mikael Nygård, Mehdi P. Heris   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Marine microbial communities of the Great Barrier Reef lagoon are influenced by riverine floodwaters and seasonal weather events

PeerJ, 2016
The role of microorganisms in maintaining coral reef health is increasingly recognized. Riverine floodwater containing herbicides and excess nutrients from fertilizers compromises water quality in the inshore Great Barrier Reef (GBR), with unknown ...
Florent E. Angly, C. Heath, Thomas C Morgan, H. Tonin, V. Rich, B. Schaffelke, D. Bourne, G. Tyson   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Climate change and the Great Barrier Reef [PDF]

, 2007
Experts agree that the earth’s climate is warming and that this trend will continue. Climate change is expected to increasingly affect the Great Barrier Reef, with some impacts already occurring. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s Climate

core  

Illegal Wildlife Trade in a Tourism and Biodiversity Hotspot

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There are clear connections between tourism, development, and sustainable use—particularly in biodiversity hotspots, where tourists may unknowingly purchase souvenirs made from protected wildlife. This issue is explicitly recognized in the Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG15, Life on Land, and SDG16, Peace, Justice, and Strong ...
Jessica Chavez, Marco Campera, Lisa E. Hensley, Kuntayuni, S. Sunny Nelson, I. Nyoman Aji Duranegara Payuse, Anne W. Rimoin, Chris R. Shepherd, Erly Sintya, Desak Ketut Tristiana Sukmadewi, Ratna Ayu Widiaswari, Vincent Nijman   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Symbiosis and microbiome flexibility in calcifying benthic foraminifera of the Great Barrier Reef

Microbiome, 2017
BackgroundSymbiosis is a phenomenon that allows organisms to colonise a wide range of environments and occupy a variety of ecological niches in marine environments.
M. Prazeres, T. Ainsworth, T. E. Roberts, J. Pandolfi, W. Leggat   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Monitoring green turtle population dynamics in Shoalwater Bay 2000-2004 [PDF]

, 2005
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) and the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency (QEPA) are pleased to publish this report on the monitoring of a foraging ground population for the southern Great Barrier Reef green turtle genetic ...
Arthur, K.E., Limpus, C.J., Limpus, D.J., Parmenter, C.J.   +3 more
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The Measurement‐Impact Gap: A Bibliometric Diagnosis of Development Finance Institutions and SDG Research

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a topic of growing scholarly importance. While existing literature has mapped the thematic scope of this field, a critical diagnosis of its intellectual structure and inherent biases is missing.
Juan Martinez Alvarez, Simon Fernandez‐Vazquez, Jiajun Xu, Rafael Rosillo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Australia’s Two Great Barrier Reefs: What Can ~360 Million Years of Change Teach Us?

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Coral reefs are among the most important marine habitats but face significant threats from anthropogenic sources, including climate change. This paper reviews and compares the modern Great Barrier Reef Province and the 360-million-year-old Devonian Great
Gregory E. Webb
doaj   +1 more source

Age and Growth of An Outbreaking Acanthaster cf. solaris Population within the Great Barrier Reef

Diversity, 2017
Despite having been studied for more than 40 years, much about the basic life history of crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS; Acanthaster spp.) remains poorly understood. Size at age—a key metric of productivity for any animal population—has yet to be clearly
M. Aaron MacNeil, Karen M. Chong-Seng, Deborah J. Pratchett, Casssandra A. Thompson, Vanessa Messmer, Morgan S. Pratchett   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Different Causes of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Outbreaks and Appropriate Responses for Management on the Great Barrier Reef

PLoS ONE, 2016
The crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci (COTS) has contributed greatly to declines in coral cover on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and remains one of the major acute disturbances on Indo-Pacific coral reefs.
R. Babcock, J. Dambacher, E. B. Morello, É. Plagányi, K. Hayes, H. Sweatman, M. Pratchett   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source